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Old 08-21-11, 07:46 PM
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toosahn
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Originally Posted by ciocc_cat
I resisted the urge to touch-up my frame for many years, but ultimately decided that protecting the steel from rust trumped a less-than-perfect finish. I use auto touch-up paint (fairly easy for me since my early 1980s Ciocc is white). Touch-up paint is visible within three feet, but then again you have to know where to look.

Touching-up is a periodic, never-ending process if your bike is a regularly ridden "go-bike" rather than a "show bike".
Yeah I definitely don't wanna be a paint-Nazi and baby my bike, just wanna protect it from rust.

Uh-oh...it's true!!!
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